A 22 year old Chinese man named Xiaolian has
had a new nose grown on his forehead after
loosing his original nose in a car accident.
Xiaolian had the treatment to create a
replacement for his original nose which was
infected and deformed following the accident in
2012. He actually left his damaged nose
unattended to after the accident which led to
the infection and eventual deformity, leaving the
surgeons unable to repair it.
Surgeons in China were left with no option than
to create another nose for the man to breathe
properly and then transplant it to the original
place. The nose was created by placing a skin
tissue expander onto Xiaolian’s forehead. This
was cut into the shape of a nose and was
supported by cartilage taken from the man’s
ribs.
Surgeons say that the nose has developed well
and that the transplant surgery will be carried
out soon.
